Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-25
ANOTHER OUTSIDE VIEW.
ANOIHHH UUIbIUH VIEW.
TINS TIME FROM A SUBSTANTIAL GUILfoRr
FARMER

ANOTHER OUTSIDE VIEW.
TINS TIME FROM SUBSTANTIAL ouufoRD
FARMER
M EdIor II have read with much in
terest the article published in last weeks
Phoenix, from our Wilmington friend, aud
would like 30 add word upon the same
subject As our friend has truly said. it
has not been for the interest Of the farmers
to depend upon Bratteboro ~ "A market for
their produce, and consequently much Of it
has been sent tO other and better markets
Our friend is not inclined 10 take much
stock IN the market day enterprise. Neither
are we very sanguine in its success If left
entirely 10 the management Of the traders
Of Brattleburo. We see, on the start, that
il is being overloaded by them, as Il means
If advertising their individual business un-
I'll il is nearly crushed out Of sight. But
we are looking for the benefit Of the mar
ket day 10 the farmers, 10 be reached in
this way It will naturally encourage them
TO make their produce first class, and to
put it up in presentable manner. Then
10y having it all brought 10 market on the
same day it will attract buyers from out
side, who like a good article and are willing
10 pay fair prices for il
We have no confidence in reaching the
desired end through the local dealers. Many
Of them care to buy only just enough farm
produce 10 supply their home trade, and
they buy very close at that. While others
who buy in larger quantities, to ship to 9th
er markets, have been in the habit Of peck
citing such large profits that we give them
up to their own greed We have no hopes
Of salvation from that source, although Mr..
/ Miner processes to handle potatoes at , cents
| per hushel net profit. We think - per cent
/ profit, after all expenses are paid. pretty
| good commission, but we suppose il is small
compared with the profits Of the apple
| trade. We don't profess tD know u great
/ deal about the apple trade, but we do know
/ this much, that there have been several lots
| of apples shipped direct, by some Of the
| farmers of this town, 10 different markets.
| at a net profit of more than 30 cents per
barrel more than Mr. Miner was paying, or
nearly 40 per cent profit, and they were
not retniled. Possibly Mr. Miner was not
able To- find as good markets if so it is
| very laucntuble, a. he is doing such AN ex
| tcnsive business
4 word in regard to one or two Of the
staple articles which We have to buy. The
Grain trade is - monopoliled that much Of
the time We have to pay at least 10 cents
per 100 pounds for meal, in Brattlebpru,
more than We hear of it, being sold for la
other places near by As TO -four, it is but
I a short time since one Of our tOwnsmen
. bought ~ barrels of St Louis flour in
Greenfield at a. 80 per barrel delivered in
Bratteboru. The flour was bought for dif
ferent individuals, and was reported 10 be-
Of the finest quality by all who used it. We
bought u barrel of St Louis flour about the
same time of one of the dealers in Brattle-
boro, for which We paid $3.50. 1t was
good -four, but probably no better than that
which was bought at the former price. 1t
seems to us pretty good margin for the
dealer
Now when We sum this all up aud look at
it Just IA it is we don't know a. it is to be
wondered at that We are poor, that We have
10 live short at home and that our Brattlr
borO friends ID propose to give US something
to eat when we come to see them. But a.
our Wilmington friend says, We are not
quite ready to accept of their charity We
thank them all the same, however. and hope
they may always be in "a prosperous circum-
stances. but not at our expense. These are
some Of the views taken 10y AN observing
FARMER.
Guilford Centre. March 2lst 1881
AN APPRECIATIVE LETTER.
A member of the board of library tr,,
tees who sent to Hon. Justus Dart, state
superintendent Of education. IA copy Of the
report Of proceedings at the Brooks Library
dedication. received from Mr. Dartt the fol
lowing letter of acknowledgment II was
not written for publication. but it i, 50
broad and appreciative in its recognition of
the important place which the public library
holds in the educational movement of our
lay that we deem it proper that it should be
printed:
My Dear Sir: Permit me to acknowledge
with gratitude the receipt, through your
courtesy, of copy of the proceedings at
the dedication Of the Brooks Library
shall read it with great interest and pleasure.
| recognize the public library movement
now 50 general in this country, Us full of
hope for the future. The library is one of
the great factors in education, with the
: home the church and the school | am
thankful that our state has had 80 many
men who were willing TO give of their album
dance to found these free libraries The
Fairbankses, the Fletchers, Mr. Billings
Senator Morrill,, Gov. Proctor. Dr. Williams
your own Mr. Brooks, and others, are and
were truly benefactors. have profound
: respect and reverence for such men. MAY
their number increase. | congratulate YOU
and the people of Brattleboro that you were
50 fortunate to have Mr. Brooks for a
tuwnsman, and that through his generosity
you have added another agency 10 your
means Of culture for this aud coming gene
e ratlons. Thanking YOU for your kind re
t / memhrance. | am,
Sincerely and cordially yours,
I JUsTUS DART